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BJA FY 2026 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice · O-BJA-2026-172716

In plain English

Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice) is accepting applications for this grant until Dec 2, 2026 (21 days left).

Awards are up to $1,000,000 each.

Eligible applicant types include nonprofits, state governments, local governments and colleges & universities, plus others described in the listing.

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

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Key facts

StatusPosted: open for applications
Close dateDec 2, 2026 · 21 days left
Posted dateOct 19, 2026
Opportunity numberO-BJA-2026-172716
AgencyBureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice)
Funding instrumentGrant
CategoryLaw, Justice and Legal Services
Opportunity categoryDiscretionary
Award ceiling (max per award)$1,000,000
Award floor (min per award)Not stated
Estimated total program fundingNot stated
Expected number of awardsNot stated
Cost sharing or matching requiredNo
Assistance listing (CFDA/ALN)16.037 – Strengthening the Medical Examiner - Coroner System
16.050 – Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program
Last updated on Grants.govOct 19, 2026

Who can apply

Browse similar: Nonprofits · State governments · Local governments · Colleges & universities

  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Special district governments
  • Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
  • Others (see the eligibility details in the listing)

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

Other units of local government (towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state); Accredited, publicly funded, CODIS forensic laboratories; Medical examiner offices; Accredited, publicly funded toxicology laboratories; Accredited, publicly funded crime laboratories

Description

Excerpt from the official synopsis on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program. This opportunity supports efforts to improve reporting, transportation, forensic processing, and identification of missing persons (MP) and unidentified human remains (UHR) cases, including those involving migrants as authorized by Public Law 116-277. This program increases public safety by providing resources to locate and identify missing persons and unidentified human remains in the United States.

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